Whatever the idiom of choice may be, the Methacton girls basketball team took the hint and came back from a second half deficit to defeat Neshaminy 50-44.

“We had high hopes of qualifying for states and we didn’t bring our best (against Bayard Rustin),” Methacton coach Craig Kaminski said of his team’s loss on Wednesday.

“Today it took us some time to get into a flow, but we executed well and grinded it out.”

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Whether it was the woes of the District One loss, a slow practice the day before, or the hour-long bus ride to Neshaminy, the Methacton team forked over a five-point lead they held after the first, trailing by one a half. The Neshaminy squad created turnovers through defensive deception by switching up various zones and full-court presses that stressed out the visiting Warriors.

“I felt as though we were getting a little impatient out there,” Kaminski said. “Throwing up 19-foot air balls just doesn’t cut it.”

In the second half, Methacton forsook their Warrior name and battled back through cool, calm and collected play.

Kelly Watson, who struggled in the game against Bayard Rustin, shot the ball with confidence Saturday afternoon. She worked inside, bought opportunities at the line, and made free-throws down the stretched that sealed the victory.

“I didn’t want to go home yet,” Watson said. “My goal throughout my high school career was to make it to states and we still have that chance.”

Watson scored 26 points in the game, more than half her team’s points and the only player from Methacton in double digits. She was 10-16 from the line including clutch shots down the stretch when Neshaminy could only — in desperation — send the opposing girls to the line.

Responding to a loss in the postseason can be tough. The thought of winning three games when winning one would have had the same result is intimidating. But, the Warriors in the face of defeat, away from home, turned the page and put it all on the line.

“We realized at half that this could be the end of our season,” Methacton forward Jenna Carroll said. “But, nobody in there wanted that to happen.”

Carroll and Watson split Methacton’s twelve points in the third, and in the fourth Watson again scored half of her team’s points with eight.

“It’s just easier to make those shots once you have the lead,” Carroll said.

Methacton will be home versus Downington West on Tuesday or Wednesday.